At sunset, a young scholar hurried to the east end of the village to visit Zhang Yan.

I heard that there are Taoist people outside the village who come to find themselves, although he is a little unclear, but he does not dare to slack off, to know that the status of Taoist priests in Nanliang is respected, if it is a grand view, it is the county official who sees it is courteous.

After stepping into the hall, I saw the old patriarch of Shizhuang as a companion, and hurriedly went up to see the ceremony first, and then came to see Zhang Yan.

He said: "The student is Shi Yanfu, dare to ask the chief what is the matter to meet the student?"

Zhang Yan glanced at him up and down, and saw that his face was square, his eyes were bright, his forehead was high and wide, he was wearing a square scarf on his head, and he was dressed in a scribe's robe and washed cleanly, not stained with dust. ”

"Shi Changgeng?" Shi Yanfu had a blank look on his face.

It's no wonder that he doesn't know, Shi Gong went out to seek Taoism when he was young, it was a hundred years ago, and there were very few people in Zhuangzhong who knew him.

Before entering Qingcun Mountain, Shi Gong knew that his fate was not long in coming, and he was homesick again, but after revisiting the old place, he occasionally found that Shi Yanfu had the resources to cultivate, and saw that he was alone, and he had no parents to support, so he moved the idea of taking him to the Tao, at that time he only talked about it with the patriarch, but never talked to Shi Yanfu himself.

The patriarch coughed and said: "This Taoist chief is not bad, the old man also knows about this matter, according to the seniority, this old man is still the old man's cousin, the Tao is very deep, this is a decisive plan, Jiulang, the Taoist chief also said, no one has come to force you in this matter, whether to go or stay, you can choose." ”

Shi Yanfu hesitated for a year, and replied cautiously: "The student was married two years ago, and now he has a wife and a concubine in the family, and a pair of children to raise. ”

With that, he took a deep look.

Zhang Yan was not annoyed, but smiled: "If Poor Dao is willing to remove that scourge from your village, are you willing to go with Poor Dao?"

The old patriarch raised his eyebrows, stood up a little out of shape, looked at Zhang Yan with wide eyes, and said, "Dao Chief, can you get rid of this monster for us and other people from the countryside?"

Half a year ago, there were demons in the village, some villagers' rice warehouses were emptied overnight, livestock were eaten, and even children were inexplicably lost, the villagers invited the nearby Taoist priests to come to collect the demons, but they were all gone and did not return, several times down, and gathered a lot of rice grain, to invite a hundred miles away, the very famous Mai Palace came to collect demons, but the Taoist rice grain in the palace was accepted, when it came but there was no accurate letter, just dropped a sentence "Wait", and sent them away.

After waiting for a few months, I went to urge again, but I was told that the Taoist who had received the rice grain had already gone out and traveled abroad, and I didn't know when I would be able to turn back, so the village no longer had any hope.

But the monsters have become more and more rampant in the past six months, making them miserable, women from other villages do not dare to marry into the village, when the villagers go out, the people they see are all hiding far away, for fear of being contaminated with bad luck, if it is not reluctant to land here, I am afraid that the villagers have already left.

Although the old patriarch had never seen Shi Gong perform any Taoist techniques that day, this old man had lived for more than 100 years and was still in good health, walking like flying, how could he be compared to ordinary Taoists? Therefore, he guessed that Zhang Yan also had some Taoism.

When he spoke, he talked about it intentionally or unintentionally, but Zhang Yan always smiled and didn't answer, and now he suddenly heard that he had the ability to eliminate demons by himself, just like a drowning person who got a life-saving straw, where to care about his truth or falsehood, so he desperately showed Shi Yanfu with his eyes, obviously asking him to agree.

Shi Yanfu suddenly hesitated, he had a beautiful wife and concubine at home, and he had children under his knees, so he was reluctant to leave. ..., but he also knew that if the great harm in the village was not eliminated, this day would not be able to go on, so he thought about it for a long time, and suddenly raised his head and asked: "Dare to ask Dao Chief, if the student goes to that Taoist temple to cultivate, will he have to turn back in the future?"

Zhang Yan smiled faintly and said: "Poor Dao only came to extradite Shi Dao to return his friends, this is your own fate, and it has nothing to do with Poor Dao, if you want to turn back after you go, no one will come to stop you." ”

The old patriarch looked anxious, tugged at his sparse beard tightly, and interjected on the side: "In this case, Jiulang, you should respond, the affairs in the village can not be delayed any longer, and the affairs of your family will be taken care of by the clan, and it is not that they will never go back." ”

The old patriarch is highly respected here, and as soon as he said this, Shi Yanfu didn't dare to do so, stomped his feet, gritted his teeth and said: "Okay, as long as the Taoist can get rid of this monster, the student is willing to go with the Taoist leader." ”

Zhang Yan nodded and smiled: "This matter is easy to hear." ”

He took out a few talismans from his sleeve, handed them to Tian Kun, and said, "Apprentice, you take this talisman and go to the southeast, northwest, and four directions to burn it, and then bury it in the ground." ”

Tian Kun is a seven or eight-year-old child, and he also has a playful heart, so he immediately responded excitedly, and ran out with a talisman in his hand.

The old patriarch looked puzzled, in the past, there were Taoist priests who came to get rid of demons, all of them put incense cases, made offerings, burned talisman water, summoned the young people in the village, beat gongs and drums, shouted in unison, and splashed black dog blood and filth everywhere, he had to make a fuss, Zhang Yan's move made him a little incomprehensible.

After half an hour, I suddenly heard a commotion outside, the old patriarch was stunned, and he wanted to send someone to inquire about something, and suddenly heard a "boom", like a thunder on the ground, the old patriarch and Shi Yanfu were buzzing in their ear drums, and it took a while to calm down.

At this time, they seemed to vaguely hear many people shouting together, but they couldn't hear it really, and they didn't know why, but the sound was getting louder and louder, getting closer and closer, and then a rush of footsteps rushed in, and a sturdy man rushed into the room, threw the thing he was carrying on his back to the ground, and shouted excitedly: "Uncle, this monster turned out to be a rat into a sperm, and it was hit by the drought and thunder buried by the little road chief, and now it is out of breath." ”

The old patriarch stood up tremblingly, stepped forward to take a look, and saw that the dead rat on the ground was as big as a calf, with gray hair like a steel brush, red and thin claws and toes curled up, and a little black blood oozed from the seven orifices, and it was too dead to die anymore.

After watching it for a long time, he suddenly remembered something, turned around sharply, and wanted to say thank you, but he was suddenly stunned, it turned out that there was nothing behind him, and Zhang Yan and Shi Yanfu had long been gone.

Half a month later, Danyang Mountain, Beichen sent Zuojianglu.

In a beautiful pavilion, Elder Yan and Zhang Yan sat opposite each other, beside them were thousands of deep ravines, like frost clouds and mist surging up from time to time, making people feel like they were on a glacier jade cliff.

Elder Yan held the wine glass on the table and said with a slight smile: "Daoist friend Ning Dan has succeeded, it is really gratifying, the old man respects Daoist friend with a cup." ”

Zhang Yan also picked up the jade cup and said with a smile: "Yan Zhenren, Poor Dao is also here to congratulate." ”

I haven't seen you for twenty years, and this Elder Yan has also stepped into the Yuanying realm, and he deserves to be called a real person.

Originally, the Beichen faction had this old support, and within a thousand years, if there was no major change, it should be able to support it without worry. How can the sword of the Donghuazhou catastrophe rise, and whether it can get out of the robbery depends on what this old man will do in the future.

Elder Yan drank all the wine in the cup, and after putting it down, he arched his hand and said: "Neizi sent a letter last year, mentioning the matter of the East China Sea, and the old man is here to thank the Taoist friends for saving him that day." ”

Zhang Yan heard him mention Lu Meiniang's matter, which was undoubtedly to inform him that the Lu brothers and sisters had already left the customs, so he nodded and said with a smile: "Why do real people need to be polite, if there is no real person to guide you, you will not be able to find the four waiting waters of Jiazi that day." Elder Yan smiled, he waved the sleeves of his robe, pointed to the cliff, and said: "Zhang Daoyou, you see, the sun rises and the moon falls, the grass and trees wither and prosper, everything is prosperous and there must be decline, this is the common sense of heaven and earth, you and I are not willing to be mediocre, if we can join hands, we may not be able to open up another piece of heaven and earth." ”

If the Beichen faction wants to survive the catastrophe, it can only rely on a 10,000-year-old faction like Mingcang, and Zhang Yan is undoubtedly the best way to catch the master-apprentice line in the Mingcang faction.

When Zhang Yan was still a Xuanguang monk, Elder Yan was optimistic about him and made a move early.

Now that twenty years have passed, Zhang Yan has already become a medicine refining pill, and after returning to the door, he will definitely be able to go further, and he can pick out the clear words that were inconvenient to say before.

Yan Zhengting looked at Zhang Yan, he was sure that the other party would not refuse this kindness, his own wife and brother-in-law wanted to use the Zhaoyou Tianchi Cave Mansion to practice and cultivate the Fa, in order to break through the realm, that was undoubtedly a great cause and effect, and there was no stronger combination of interests than this.

Zhang Yan knew in his heart, but even if Elder Yan didn't have this heart, he would also find a way to use Lu Meiniang's hand to win over this old man.

He has a cave in his hand, which is undoubtedly extremely hated, even if he doesn't compete for the position of the top ten disciples, sooner or later someone will force him to come to the door.

But this matter is not as simple as saying, after all, he still has to practice martial arts and participate in the Tao, and strive to improve his realm, and it is impossible to do everything by himself.

It is necessary to know that the top ten disciples of the Mingcang Sect all have the support of Shili in the sect behind them, and if they want to pry the other party, it is not just as simple as defeating the opponent on the bright side, no matter outside the door, there must be allies to help, but Elder Yan is an excellent choice, the two of them are now showing an upward trend, and they can help each other.

Therefore, he only groaned for a moment, and then said with a smile: "The words of a real person are exactly what I want." ”

Elder Yan put his mind at ease, his eyes were full of Zhan Zhan's essence, he solemnly picked up the wine glass, Zhang Yan also raised his glass, and the two of them were far away, and drank the wine in the cup together.

After putting down the wine glass, the two looked at each other, and haha smiled, tacitly.

Elder Yan stroked his beard and smiled, "The young man behind my Daoist friend has deep roots, could it be that he is a disciple of Daoyou?"

Zhang Yan nodded and said, "Exactly, this is my second apprentice." ”

Elder Yan sighed in praise and said, "Daoist friends have received apprentices, and they are really good. ”

Zhang Yan raised his eyebrows and said, "What the real person said seems to mean something?"

Elder Yan pondered for a moment and said, "Daoist friends should have a disciple named Liu Yanyi?"

Zhang Yan was slightly stunned, and said in a deep voice: "How can the name of the apprentice get into the ears of real people?"

Elder Yan sighed and said, "Since the Daoist friend left, the poor Dao has also paid attention to the affairs of your Mingcang Sect, you are really a good apprentice, I heard that she achieved Xuanguang five years ago, but without your master to take care of her, after all, she still suffered a lot." ”

Zhang Yan's eyes were cold, and on this ice cliff, it seemed to be a little colder.

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